Thursday, February 21, 2008

Powers: Their Grounding and Their Realization 7th - 9th July 2008

International Conference at the University of Oxford (Lady Margaret Hall)

7th - 9th July 2008

Invited speakers

Alexander Bird (University of Bristol). Dispositions and Causation.
Kristina Engelhard (University of Cologne). TBA
Kit Fine (New York University). TBA
Toby Handfield (Monash University). Disposition manifestations as natural kinds.
John Heil (Washington University in St Louis). Powers and Qualities.
Jonathan Lowe (University of Durham). On the Individuation of Powers.
Anna Marmodoro (University of Oxford). Can Pure powers Be Pure?
Jennifer McKitrick (University of Nebraska – Lincoln). TBA
Stephen Mumford (University of Nottingham). Primitive Modality
Markus Schrenk (University of Nottingham). The Powerlessness of Necessity.
Ernest Sosa (Rutgers). Virtues and Situations.

1 comment:

Alexander Bird said...

Here is the URL for the conference "Powers: Their Grounding and Their Realization"

http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/events/powers_conference

Some updated titles:
Kristina Engelhard (University of Cologne). The Reality of Powers
Jennifer McKitrick (University of Nebraska – Lincoln). Manifestations as Effects.